About Stewart Hoffman

I sit here post-film, a touch deflated. I wanted to love Alita: Battle Angel. Not because I was a fan of the original Manga source material, but because I think James Cameron (Aliens, The Terminator 2) is a superb storyteller (tho...

Following the adventures of the first Lego movie, the sequel explores what happens when Finn’s sister, Bianca, gets to play; or more accurately, how playtime adapts between siblings as they get older. Where the first film in the s...

In this modern twist on the King Arthur legend, a young boy called Alex (Louis George Serkis – yes, he’s Andy Serkis’ son) must turn bullies into friends, learn the truth about his father, and vanquish the evil Morgana (Rebecca Fe...

Taken as a whole, Unbreakable, Split, and Glass, make a nice set of films. A somewhat grounded in the real world take on the superhero genre. I’m not sure M. Night Shyamalan intended to create a superhero cinematic universe when h...

Oh, Keanu, I love you buddy, but for every John Wick or The Matrix, you always seem to find a way to challenge our faith in you by showing up in movies like Replicas. A poorly written, directed, and acted mess, that dangles some i...

Another movie year is done, and while many of us are happy to say goodbye to 2018, the year did deliver a selection of films worth watching, as well as a few duds to avoid. This year I managed to watch 52 new films, so these lists...

On this trip to the theater, I was joined by my brother, Andrew, and my niece, Kaitlyn. We all appreciated the Transformer films for what they were (brainless firework displays), but we were hoping for more from Bumblebee. So, thi...

Aquaman, the bastard child of Nicole Kidman and the voice of every single Storm Trooper in the Star Wars prequels, is lured into a conquest to be king by Amber Heard’s cleavage. You see, the fate of the world is at stake and yada ...

Welcome to Marwen tells the true story of Mark Hogancamp, an upstate New York artist who was beaten to within an inch of his life by thugs. He spent nine days in a coma after the attack and forty days in the hospital. The memory o...

The audience clapped and cheered the return of Mary Poppins! Emily Blunt fills those big shoes well and seems to be having a lot of fun in the role too. The energy she brings to her performance is infectious, and given enough time...